When to Plant Scaevola in Church Hill, TN

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when you can plant scaevola by looking at the USDA zone info for Church Hill.


Planting Calendar for Scaevola

Frost tolerance for scaevola: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

Scaevola do not do well in cold weather which tells us that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant scaevola
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The earliest that you can plant scaevola in Church Hill is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant scaevola and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your scaevola may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your scaevola indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Church Hill the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Church Hill is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Church Hill it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your scaevola in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Church Hill

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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